The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.
| Level | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
1
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L | Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents | |
2
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L04 | Immunosuppressants | |
3
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L04A | Immunosuppressants | |
4
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L04AD | Calcineurin inhibitors | |
5
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L04AD01 | Ciclosporin |
The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.
| Code | Route | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORAL | Oral | 0.25 g | |
| PAREN | Parenteral | 0.25 g |
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Ciclosporin (also known as ciclosporin A) is a cyclic polypeptide immunomodulator with immunosuppressant properties. It has been shown to prolong survival of allogeneic transplants in animals and significantly improved graft survival in all types of solid organ transplantation in man. Ciclosporin has also been shown to have an anti-inflammatory effect. |
| Document | Type | Information Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEXIMUNE Capsule, soft | MPI, EU: SmPC | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | |
| NEORAL Oral solution | MPI, EU: SmPC | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | |
| RESTASIS Emulsion | MPI, US: SPL/PLR | FDA, National Drug Code (US) | |
| SANDIMMUN Concentrate for solution for infusion | MPI, EU: SmPC | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | |
| SANDIMMUNE Capsule, Oral solution, Solution for injection | MPI, US: SPL/Old | FDA, National Drug Code (US) |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.